Despite this, the original film remains a classic and one of the best movies. Therefore, its hard to accept that the french version is the original source material and not the remake. Point of no return the assassin 1993 rotten tomatoes. The series may have shot itself in the foot from the. However, she is given a chance for freedom when she is offered the opportunity to become a highly trained government assassin.
The story centers on a secret organization known as division. As such, she spends most of the film trying to find a. If you list a film under its title, you must refer to the title in your writing or cite it parenthetically. An urgent lifeordeath dilemma befalls nikita the feral street girl and violent drug addictafter killing a police officer at point blank. Sure im american and like the remake, but it is not. Predictably, there has been a weak american remake point of no return. I have never seen the television show but i doubt it was any better then. Despite this, the original film remains a classic and one of the best movies in luc bessons career. As such, she spends most of the film trying to find a way out of her situation. I liked the way parillaud looks a mess and then becomes drop. With bridget fonda, gabriel byrne, dermot mulroney, miguel ferrer. Nikita ist ein spielfilm des franzosischen regisseurs luc besson aus dem jahre 1990. Bridgett fonda starred in a 1993 remake called point of no return.
A zany outofcontrol thriller that gives lead anne parillaud a big character arc and plenty of. Despite being a shot for shot remake point of no return 1993 is the inferior film. If you like some substance to your action movies, this comes very highly recommended. It was one of the definitive movie posters of its day and went some way in adding to the films overall reputation as something cool that had to be seen. An excellent example of hollywoods ability to ruin a good movie concept. The main character is offered a choice between death, or the life of an assassin. The producers thought she embodied the look of ann parillaud from the movie. Regal switches from coke to pepsi and some moviegoers are furious. Mar, 1992 it was a bit of a surprise when upandcomer bridget fonda doc hollywood landed the lead role in the warner bros. Fed up with her reputation as eye candy, parillaud considered dropping out of cinema entirely until filmmaker luc besson whom she married in 1986 promised to write a movie just for her. Nikita was the movie that put french film maker luc besson on the international map and spawned not only a us remake. Point of no return 1993 letterboxd your life in film. Nikita was the movie that put french film maker luc besson on the international map and spawned not only a us remake but at least two tv spinoffs. The wait wasnt long, either this year saw the appearance of point of no return, a.
Sure im american and like the remake, but it is not near the visceral impact as this original version made by the french. Sasha luss, wears so many wigs throughout this movie that you may. Anna directed by luc besson posted by bigappletiger on 31220 at 6. The intext citation for a film should key to a workscitedlist entry. Remakes of foreign films that never should have happene.
This was part of a trend for hollywood to remake french films in the late 1980s and early 1990s. When it comes to stupid action films, check your ychromosome sexist stereotyping. The story on the surface is absurd and something youd expect from a grade b international intrigue thriller. Jan 27, 2010 the movie was then adapted in 1997 for the u.
It was remade in america with bridget fonda in the lead role under the title of point of no return 1993, a film which many people seem to hate but which i. Lefem nikita recent photos the commons getty collection galleries world map app. The complete fifth seasonpamid the ongoing battle to stay alive, nikita realizes where her destiny liesand, despite the her misgivings, chooses a dangerous and challenging path. A remake tells the same story as the original but uses a different cast and may alter the theme or target audience.
A remake is a production of a film, television series, video game, or similar form of entertainment that is based upon an earlier production. It was remade again in hollywood as point of no return by john badham in 1993. Nikita is an american television drama for the cw that premiered on september 9, 2010. It is a surprisingly touching movie with the same kind of emotional arc as awakenings. Bridget fonda in the lead role, and the movie was remade for us audiences, and. Point of no return also known as the assassin is a 1993 american action film directed by john badham and starring bridget fonda and gabriel byrne. I was delighted to learn that the wb site has all five seasons of the show and that it is every bit as sexy as i remembered. Nikita is an american spy drama which premiered on september 9, 2010 on the cw television network. A lesser remake was quickly made by hollywood in 1993, renamed point of no return. The middle portion focuses mainly on the character development of mathilda and leon which is essential to the movie. The original series was based on the 1990 french film nikita, directed by luc besson. We talk about how well the remake point of no return did with brigitte fonda.
Point of no return is a 1993 american action film directed by john badham and starring bridget fonda and gabriel byrne. A government fakes the death of a criminal to turn this young woman into a killer on its service. A young woman is arrested after her involvement in a bloody robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment. Mario cecchi gori, patrice ledoux, vittorio cecchi gori. After nikita s release in france, it was released in over 95 countries. The series stars maggie q as nikita, a spy and assassin who has gone rogue.
The series was coproduced by jay firestone of fireworks entertainment and warner bros. I also think anne parillaud is better suited to the role than bridget fonda. Point of no return, a remake of nikita, deviates from the original french movie in several ways. Rent point of no return 1993 on dvd and bluray dvd. Rent point of no return 1993 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The television show turned out to be a much bigger success than anyone imagined, which meant the appearance of a soundtrack was inevitable.
Hopeless, nikita is given a new lease of life, when she reluctantly exchanges her doomed fate for a secret government program that promises to mould her into a coldblooded assassin under the wing of her sadistic mentor, bob. Maggie hayward bridget fonda is a violent and unstable drug addict found guilty of murdering a police officer, and is sentenced to death by lethal injection. Worst american remake of a nonenglish movie see more polls. Gaumont handled the sales of distribution rights separately, distribution rights were sold to columbia pictures and the remake rights were sold to warner bros. Nikita transforms over the course of the story from a druggedup junkie with nothing to live for to a capable and dangerous woman who wants control over her own life. After the government stages her execution by lethal injection, she wakes up to an unusual offer.
See more ideas about peta wilson, best tv shows and spy shows. The series stars maggie q as nikita mears, the title protagonist of the series, as a rogue spy and assassin whose mission is to bring down the secret government. I liked the first season or so of alias which was kinda similar. Luc besson nikita and john badham point approach the figure of the femme fatale differently in their films.
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